gary@fryepro.UUCP (Gary L. Scorby) (06/09/90)
I just upgraded the operating system on our 286 to SCO XENIX 2.3.2. When I try the run the "w" command it responds with the message "seek error". Everything else seems to be working fine. Has anyone else seen this? -- * Gary L. Scorby * * gary@fryepro.UUCP * * tektronix!percy!fryepro!gary *
phil@lgnp1.LS.COM (Phil Eschallier) (06/12/90)
In article <305@fryepro.UUCP> gary@fryepro.UUCP (Gary L. Scorby) writes: >I just upgraded the operating system on our 286 to SCO XENIX 2.3.2. >When I try the run the "w" command it responds with the message >"seek error". Everything else seems to be working fine. Has anyone >else seen this? when i first got my upgrade to 2.3.2 (for the 286) i noticed this. i after doing what i could (including re-installing the os) i called sco tech support. they assured me that it works on their machine -- i emphasized that i was working with the 286 version and they said they understood and it did work. since then there have been a number of postings on this subject. i think it is safe to say that everyone (except for sco) agrees that that it is broken. before we can get a fix from sco, we have to get them to agree the w command isn't working. phil -- Phil Eschallier * Domain: phil@ls.com SNAIL: 248B Union Street * UUCP: ...!uunet!lgnp1!phil Doylestown, PA 18901 Lagniappe Systems * CIS: 71076,1576 VOICE: +1 215 348 9721 Computer Services *
bill@twg.UUCP (Bill Irwin) (06/13/90)
In article <305@fryepro.UUCP> gary@fryepro.UUCP (Gary L. Scorby) writes: >I just upgraded the operating system on our 286 to SCO XENIX 2.3.2. >When I try the run the "w" command it responds with the message >"seek error". Everything else seems to be working fine. Has anyone >else seen this? The only time I have ever seen this was after tuning some kernel parameters and relinking the kernel. When I wanted to reboot the system, the "w" command gave me this error (I think). I remember "w" being unuseable until the system was rebooted. I have 386/33 with SCO XENIX V/386 2.3.2. -- Bill Irwin - TWG The Westrheim Group - Vancouver, BC, Canada ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ uunet!van-bc!twg!bill (604) 431-9600 (voice) | UNIX Systems Bill.Irwin@twg.UUCP (604) 431-4629 (fax) | Integration